Filing appliance



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W. E. DUNNING FILING APPLIANCE Filed Feb. 24, 1928 2 Sheets-Shoot 2 Wlflz'amlfflmlzirg zumfw Patented Dec. 30, 1930 VTTUNVI'ILE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

a WIIiLlAlltlC E. DUNNING, or ALLIANCE, OHIO, As'sIGNoR r THE MCCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, A G'ORPORATION OF OHIO FILING APPLIANCE Application filed February 24, 1928. a Serial No. 256,563.

The invention relates to filing appliances 7 for filing bills and similar papers and more particularlyto an improvement upon the appliance disclosed in the application of W11- liam E. Dunning and Jacob Bachofen, Serial No. 144,620, filed October 27, 1926.

Filing appliances of the kind disclosed in the aforesaid application comprise a series of hinged holder frames or leaves operatively mounted upon a supporting post, the leaves A being hingedly connected together in vertical position, wherebyeach leaf remains vertical regardless of the position to which it may be moved in use.

In the application above referred to, the

7 leaves; are supported from a stationary or fixed post, whereby the positions from which the leaves are accessible are limited to the swinging movementof the leaves.

The object of the present improvement is to provide such a filing appliance upon a post which is mounted upon a 'revoluble plate or disk, whereby access may be had to the leaves from any angle entirely around the post.

With the improved construction,'the filing appliance may be mounted upon a counter or table in the center of a room, so that access may be had to the filing leaves from all sides thereof, or the appliance may be mounted in an opening in a wall between two rooms, whereby the same may be revolved so that access may be had to the leaves from either 7 I'OOIII.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved filing appliance;

Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, upon a smaller scale, illustrating in broken lines the manner in which the appliance may be revolved; and a i Fig. 3, a vertical sectional view through the appliance, showing the bearings by means of which the same is revoluble.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Inthe accompanying drawings, the filing appliance is illustrated as mounted upon a base 5, which may besupported upon the table or shelf 6 in any suitable and well known manner. I

a A ball -race 7 may becentrally fixed upon the base as by the flange 8 and rivets or screws 9. The upper ball race 10 is rotatably connected to the lower race 7 resting upon the 'antifriction balls 11 and a center post 12 depends from the upper ball race and is located through the lower ball race, and provided-with a nut 13 or the like for holding. the parts'in assembled position. If desired,

a ball bearing 14 may be provided between the flangedportion 8 of the lower ball race and the nut 13. v p v I The upright post 15 is eccentrically mounted upon the upper ball race 10in any suitable manner, and provided at its upper end with the inturned angular arm 16 located directly above and in alignment with the lower angular arm17. v a

The index leaf 18 is connected at its rear edge portion to the arms 16 and 17, and is provided at its'rear edge with the spaced upper and lower ears 1%} and 20respecti'vely.

illustrated and described in the Dunning and v Bachof en applicationabove referred'to. I

:Reces'ses 2 1 and spring clips 25 ma be providedupon opposite facesof all of the bill ,;holder leaves, for receiving and clamping sales bills and the like in well known manner." Friction feet 26, 'as described'in -the above mentioned applicatlon, may also be prpvidedupon' all of the leaves for engagerment with the upper surface of the base 5.

As illustrated in Fig. 2, the entire appliance may be revolved into any position so that access may be had to any of the leaves Suchga constructionwillpermit'ithe placing I one of said "holders being connected to; said upright support.

6. A filing appliance including a base, a

plate revoluble about its own axis and supported by the base, an uprightsupport mounted'on said plate eccentrically to the axis of the plate, and a series ofupright holders hinged together at their rear ends for swinging apart at their forward ends, the central holder of the series being connected to: said upright: support...

hereunto, subscribed my name.

WILLIAM no Dunning;

of theappliance upon a counter ortableat;

any point where it may be used from all sides,

proaching the appliance from any side to revolve the same to a' position where'it is accessible from thatpoint.

I claim V i 1.=A filing-appliance including a base, a 25 revoluble plate on the basis, an upright support upon said plate, and a series of upright holders hinged together at 7 their rear ends :inaking it only necessasryiforthe person- ;ap-

I mtestimony'that lc'l'aiim the abovefhave for swinging apart attheir forward ends} one ofsaid holders being; connected to said :-uprightsup.port.

' EZQ'A-filin'g appliance meaning at a e revoluble plate on the base, an upright support mountedupon said plate, and a series of i upright holder s hinged together at their rear ends for swinging apart at their forward:

- 611C135 thegcentral holder of the series being connectedito-s'aid upright support,

filing appliance including base, a

frevolu'ble plate on the'base, anuprightsupport mounted upon said plate, aseries of' upright holders hinged together at theirrear.

ends, one of said holders being connected to said upright support,aand individual friction'means for holding each of the holders;

in any position to which they areswung relati've to the other holders.

" w it. A filingj appliance including ai basei a: v jrevoluble plate on the-base, andiupnight supgport mounted on saidplate, a series of up right holders hinged together at their rear ends forswinging apart at their forward ends,sthe centralholder .of the series being connected? to saidupright support, and individual friction means for holding each of a v the holders in any position to, which they ares swung relative to the other holdersi 5% A filing applianceincludi'ng' a base, a

plate revoluble about its own; axis and. sup portedfby-the 'base,; an upright) support ,ends for swinging apart atjtheir forward' mounted-on: said pla tefeccentricallyto the axis ofithe plate;anda. seriesot upright holdersihinged together at} their rear ends fjor lswinginggaparta;at their forward ends ri'o' 

